Graduate Program Administration Calendar
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Important Note
Details on this page are approximate. Links on this page to TGS calendar provide dates for this academic year.
August/September
- Remind active students to register for Fall.
- Remind incoming graduate students to register for Fall.
- CollegeNET online application opens
- Complete funding entry before interface deadline
- Weinberg Reception for First-Time Teaching Assistants
- TGS New Grad Student Orientation
- Library Research Resources Forum for incoming graduate students takes place a few days prior to start of classes
October
November
December
- Deadline to submit Master’s Completion form and all supporting materials for Fall PhD candidates
- Dissertation/supporting materials due to TGS for Fall PhD candidates.
- Begin drafting offer letters
- Deadline to submit an application via CollegeNet (varies by department/program)
- PhD completion forms due.
January
- Send offer letters to wcas-grad@northwestern.edu and tgs-offers@northwestern.edu for approval
- If applicable, confirm visit weekend date and planning assistance with The Graduate School
- Deadline for Summer Language Grant
February
- SPS begins recruiting instructors for the next academic year
- If applicable, return visit weekend coversheet to The Graduate School
- Assist with planning visit weekend as needed
- Enter Admission decisions into CollegeNET
- Deadline to submit Application for Degree due to The Graduate School for winter degree
- Last day to drop a class for winter.
- Paris Program Fellowship applications due to Paris Program Committee
- Complete Spring funding entry in Smart Pages
March
- Begin coordinating next year's funding and TA assignments with DGS and Chair
- Deadline to submit dissertation/supporting materials to TGS for Winter PhD candidates
- Master's Completion form due to TGS for Winter master's candidates.
April
- Begin funding entry for upcoming academic year
- Deadline for Doctoral applicants to respond to offers is April 15. Enter final decisions in CollegeNET.
- Deadline to submit Application for Degree due to The Graduate School for Spring degree
- Paris Program awards announced late April
May
- Check that all necessary Summer funding has been entered in Smart Pages. Submit appointment paperwork where necessary.
- Deadline to submit dissertation/supporting materials to TGS for Spring PhD candidates
- Master's Completion form due to TGS for Spring master's candidates.
- Teaching allocations for next academic year made by SPS